If you're looking for a new book to read, I'm going to hand this blog over to guest Colin Hay, who is willing to share some insights on the book "Why Catholic's are Right" by Michael Coren.
Stephanie
It
seems that these days everyone likes to take a quick shot at the Church. From
(seemingly) harmless jokes to out right rants against the Church and the Clergy,
it seems that the last acceptable prejudice in the world is against Catholics. Why
does it seem that so many people can say such insulting things about
Catholicism when saying the exact same thing against a different group of
people would result in widespread public outrage? I think it’s because for so
many years we as Catholics have just let it go. Instead of making waves and
causing a stir by standing up for the Truth, we have simply shrugged it off,
ignored it or even pretended like it doesn’t exist. I had always wondered why I
couldn’t find any pro-Catholic books that had the same in your face style as so
many of the anti-Catholic texts I had found. Then I picked up a copy of “Why
Catholics are Right” by Michael Coren.
“Why
Catholics are Right” is a well researched and well written deconstruction of
society’s most popular arguments against the Church. Coren, a British-Canadian
journalist and T.V. personality, writes this book with a wonderful mix of humor
and objective historical evidence supporting the Catholic Church. Whether it’s
historical events such as the Crusades or the Reformation, Catholic doctrine
like papal infallibility or why the Church uses tradition and the Bible instead
of the Bible alone, and even social issues such as the Catholic stance on
abortion, contraception and homosexuality, Coren’s wonderful mix of knowledge
and humor will keep readers entertained and intellectually stimulated. This
book was my first encounter with Michael Coren and I must say it has become one
of my favourite books and he has become one of my favourite authors. At only
217 pages it is a small book compared to the absolutely gargantuan books that
are usually associated with the same topics and Coren’s tongue-in-cheek humor
makes this book an easy and enjoyable read for anyone. Whether you have spent
your life studying the faith or if you want to start but don’t know where to
begin, “Why Catholics are Right” is an excellent book to read. I would recommend
that every Catholic should read “Why Catholics are Right” and every
non-Catholic should read it too.
“Christian, recognize your dignity” – St. Leo the Great
God Bless,
Colin & iNFUSE 3
Drayton Valley, AB
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